{"id":7801,"date":"2014-01-03T21:52:46","date_gmt":"2014-01-03T21:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/ualbany-womens-basketball-wraps-up-non-conference-play-at-nu\/"},"modified":"2014-01-03T21:52:46","modified_gmt":"2014-01-03T21:52:46","slug":"ualbany-womens-basketball-wraps-up-non-conference-play-at-nu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/ualbany-womens-basketball-wraps-up-non-conference-play-at-nu\/","title":{"rendered":"UAlbany Women\u2019s Basketball Wraps Up Non-Conference Play at NU"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UAlbany Women\u2019s Basketball Wraps Up Non-Conference Play at NU<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Game Notes<\/a> | Live Stats<\/a> | Buy Tickets<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

BOSTON<\/strong> \u2013 In a New York versus Boston matchup, UAlbany finishes nonconference play on Saturday, taking on Northeastern on the road at the Cabot Center at 2 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

Current America East member UAlbany is coming off a narrow 60-56 defeat at Hofstra, entering Saturday\u2019s contest at 9-3 overall.\u00a0 Former America East school and current Colonial Athletic Association team Northeastern will play for the first time in 2014, coming in a 6-6 after a pair of losses to Tulane and Northwestern in New Orleans.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tickets for game at the Cabot Center are five dollars for adults and three dollars for youths.<\/span><\/p>\n

These two teams will meet up for the first time since 2005 when they were conference rivals.\u00a0 The series is tied 4-4, with UAlbany taking the last three, including 78-68 on February 26, 2005.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shereesha Richards<\/a><\/strong> leads the conference with 22.9 points and 10.9 rebounds a game, shooting a conference-best 65.3% from the field and earning seven double-doubles this season. \u00a0Sarah Royals<\/a><\/strong> is averaging 12.3 points a contest to stand seventh in the America East.\u00a0 Megan Craig<\/a><\/strong>, shooting over 54%, is 16th in the conference at 9.7 points a contest.<\/span><\/p>\n

Northeastern, a former founding member of the America East that left for the CAA in 2005, is coming off its first winning season since the 1998-99 season, going 17-13 last year.\u00a0 The Huskies are playing their first home game since December 15th, an 81-55 victory over Maine, their second win in as many chances against America East opponents this year, starting with a win over UNH.\u00a0 The team sports a pair of Preseason All-Conference players, including the team\u2019s only senior, Jewel Tunstull, a 6-foot-3 senior who averages 14.6 points and 9.5 rebounds a contest.\u00a0 The squad\u2019s leading scorer, junior guard A\u2019lece Mark, averages 18.7 points a game, but has not played the team\u2019s last five games.\u00a0 The main threat from long range is sophomore guard Tiffany Montagne, who shoot 40% from three, averaging 10.5 points a game.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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